Levi Richardson (1851 – April 5, 1879) was an Old West gunman, gambler and buffalo hunter. During his lifetime, Richardson was quite well known.
Richardson was born in Wisconsin, migrating to Dodge City, Kansas after first working for a lengthy period as a buffalo hunter. When he first arrived in Dodge City, his reputation as being a gunman came with him, although it was mostly, if not all, hearsay. Richardson no doubt had been involved in several shootouts with Native Americans while on the plains, but as to actual Old West gunfights, no records are known to exist, his only confirmed gunfight being the one in which he was killed.
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It's funny. You've heard or read these stories a hundred times but forget the names. Then when you read them again you say to yourself "Oh yeah. I know that guy!"
ReplyDeleteReading the story (as well as watching yesterday's video that included this gun fight) one learns there was a woman involved. And one man died. Happens time and time again. It would be interesting to see where "woman involved" would rank on the list of most common causes of death for men. Our UPS delivery guy suddenly was no longer on the route; asked his replacement if he got a better route. Answer: the guy's girl friend told him it was over, so he blew his brains out.
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